Thoughts and a Quick Intro to Lolita Fashion

In this day in age it seems that the styles of fashion have always gotten their inspiration from the past in some way or another. For example take the now trending hair feathers- feathers that you can clip in your hair most like a hair extension- they seem to be a colorful vibe out of the days of psychedelic rock and hippies. But even if it may seem like these feathers have a true influence from the 60s or 70s that might not always be the case.

Fashion styles can form from many different outlets, including the past and the media. Take the “scene” style for example. While there is a definite conclusion that this form of style stems from glam rock styles and other styles of the 80s, Scene also has influences in the media today. The Scene style seems to have a branch from the “Emo” style and definitely gets many influences from the ongoing race to become famous over the Internet.

The Internet, how amazing this is. Being able to connect to all parts of the glob and share your interests as well as fashion sense. Where else can you find a trend that may one day sweep the worlds modernistic ideas away!? Only the Internet where I happened to stubble across the wonderful, cute, fancy, frilly style that is Lolita, only a style worthy of the world of children at heart.

Now for all of you who have never heard of Lolita in terms of fashion I will give you a quick history lesson! Let’s start with the popular Lolita site Lolita.org:

“Lolita is a Japanese street fashion inspired primarily by the clothing and general aesthetics of the Rococo and Victorian periods. This fashion movement started in Japan in the 1980's and has evolved greatly since. Nowadays Lolita Fashion has grown to be relatively popular all over the world. Relatively popular for an obscure Japanese street fashion, that is.”

So, just as in other fashions, Lolita is based upon the past as well as the media.

Not to be confused with Vladimir Nabokov’s classic novel Lolita , the Lolita style is meant to be innocent, cute, childlike, and bubbly. Combining a parasol, lace socks, and a bit of handmade embroidery, it gives a sense of modesty that you truly do not see often in the modern world. Living Lolita gives the younger generation a look at the old ways!

Although being an extremely expensive style- ranging from 300 to 500 dollars in a popular Lolita shop- it still seems to stick with most people who are willing to live the lifestyle. I blame this on individuality, which is not a bad thing, except when it comes to the price of buying a fancy dress.

I would like to go more in depth with this topic later but for now I thought I’d give my thoughts on this wonderfully unique look!